Geoffrey Lower

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Geoffrey Lower
Born (1963-03-19) March 19, 1963 (age 61)
Casper, Wyoming, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present
SpouseKaren Severin (?–present)
Children1

Geoffrey Lower (born March 19, 1963) is an American actor known for playing Reverend Timothy Johnson on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman . He also played Monica Geller's boyfriend Alan in the Friends episode "The One With the Thumb". [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Lower grew up in Casper, Wyoming. [3] He attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Juilliard School.

Career

Lower's contemporary theater credits include What Doesn't Kill Us at the McCadden Theatre in Hollywood, California, There's One in Every Marriage at P.R.T.E. and The Marrieds at the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center. In addition to six seasons as the Rev. Timothy Johnson on the CBS-TV series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman , Lower's television career includes two seasons on The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (1990), as well as many guest appearances on numerous other TV series, with one notable appearance on NBC's Quantum Leap as Confederate officer Lieutenant Montgomery in the Season 5 episode "The Leap Between The States". His film appearances have placed him alongside a wide array of award-winning acting colleagues, which include Frances McDormand, John Lithgow, Robin Williams, Peter Gallagher, and Giancarlo Giannini.

He has appeared on HGTV's House Hunters Renovation program, in Silver Lake, California, where Lower works as a general contractor and carpenter. On this episode, he was assisting in the homeowner's renovation of their new, Spanish-style bungalow.

He appeared in a stage production of The Graduate at the Laguna Playhouse as Mr. Robinson, opposite Melanie Griffith as Mrs. Robinson.

Personal life

Lower lives in Los Angeles with his wife, producer Karen Severin. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Hook Brad
1994Heaven SentParker
1997 Heaven Before I Die Sterrea
1998 Johnny Skidmarks Woody Warshawski
1999 Avalanche Jay Weston
2000 Time Share Russell
2000More Dogs Than BonesPoliceman
2000 Housebound Jarrid
2020DisruptedHarold Price

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990–1992 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill Udell Correy III9 episodes
1991 My Life and Times MerlinoEpisode: "Fare on Park Avenue "
1991SilverfoxJeffrey CampbellTelevision film
1992 Jake and the Fatman Edward BoltonEpisode: "Mickey Daytona"
1993 Quantum Leap Lt. Richard MontgomeryEpisode: "The Leap Between States"
1993 Matlock Terry LandisEpisode: "The Obsession"
1993 And the Band Played On Dr. David SimpsonTelevision film
1993–1998 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman Rev. Timothy Johnson113 episodes
1994 Friends AlanEpisode: "The One With the Thumb"
1995 Hudson Street Jay GallagherEpisode: "Crime, Per Se"
1995 The Naked Truth Edward Dane1 episode
1996 Simon DocEpisode: "Simon Night Fever"
1998 Beverly Hills, 90210 GeneEpisode: "The Nature of Nurture"
1999 Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Movie Rev. Timothy JohnsonTelevision film
2000 Martial Law Dennis TaggartEpisode: "Final Conflict: Part 1"
2001 NYPD Blue Phil CarlsonEpisode: "Two Clarks in a Bar"
2005 JAG Donald PuloneEpisode: "The Sixth Juror"
2005 NCIS CDR Robert MorrisEpisode: "Switch"

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References

  1. "TV.com: Geoffrey Lower". Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  2. "Geoffrey Lower". IMDb. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. Holscher, Patrick T. (March 18, 2014). On This Day in Wyoming History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   978-1-62584-699-0.
  4. "Team 1". KAREN LOWER. Retrieved December 10, 2021.